AmiriafJapanese From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine" combined with 杏 (a) meaning "apricot". Other kanji combinations are possible... [more]
AmirjanmKazakh Combination of the Kazakh word amir meaning "commander, prince" (borrowed from Arabic) and the Kazakh word jan meaning "soul" (borrowed from Persian).
AmmurapimAncient Semitic Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by the last king of Ugarit, known from a letter he wrote to the king of Alashiya pleading for military aid during an invasion.
AmphiaraosmGreek Mythology The first element of this name is derived from Greek ἀμφί (amphi) meaning "on both sides, in all directions, surrounding" as well as "around, about, near". The second element is derived from the Greek verb ἀράομαι (araomai) meaning "to pray to", which is related to the Greek noun ἀρά (ara) meaning "prayer"... [more]
AmphikratesmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἀμφί (amphi) meaning "on both sides, in all directions, surrounding" as well as "around, about, near" and κρατος (kratos) meaning "power, strength".
AmranwenfWelsh (Modern, Rare) Derived from Welsh amrant "eyelid" and gwen "white, fair, blessed". It is also the Welsh name for the medicinal herb known as German chamomile in English.
AmrapalifSanskrit, Indian, Marathi Means "mango leaves", from Sanskrit आम्र (āmra) meaning "mango" and पल्लव (pallava) meaning "bud, young leaf, sprout". This was the name of a famous courtesan in ancient India, known for becoming a devotee of the Buddha and gifting him her mango groves to host sermons in.
AmraphelmBiblical, Hebrew Means "one that speaks of dark things" or "he whose words are dark" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew amár "to say" and aphél "dark, obscure". In the bible, this was the name of a king of Shinar.
AmyrtaeusmAncient Egyptian (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Ἀμυρταῖος (Amyrtaios), a Hellenization of the original Egyptian form Amenirdisu. This was the name of the only pharaoh of the Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt.
Anandarajm & fIndian, Tamil The name is a confluence of two basic Sanskrit root words: Ananda = happiness and Rajyaha = Kingdom, thus resulting in: Anandaraj = Kingdom of Happiness
AnantacharitramBuddhism Means "boundless practice" from Sanskrit अनन्त (ananta) meaning "infinite, endless" and चारित्र (caritra) meaning "conduct, behaviour, practice"... [more]
AnantawikramottunggadewamHistory Derived from Sanskrit अनन्तविक्रमतुङ्गदेव (anantavikramatungadeva) meaning "infinite valor of the high god". This is part of Airlangga's regnal name, as well as that of his uncle, Dharmawangsa.
AnarawdmMedieval Welsh Derived from Welsh an, itself an intensifying prefix, and arawd "speech; praise".
AnarchafAfro-American (Slavery-era) Perhaps based on the English word anarchy meaning "absence of government". A known bearer of this name was Anarcha Westcott, an Alabama slave woman who, in the latter 1840s, was subjected to years of surgical experimentation at the hands of gynecologist J. Marion Sims.
AnardafSpanish, Literature An elaboration of Ana created by Cervantes for his novel 'Don Quixote' (1605).
AnaxandrafAncient Greek, Greek Mythology, French (Quebec, Rare) Feminine form of Anaxandros. In Greek legend this name was borne by the wife of King Procles of Sparta. It was also the name of a 3rd-century BC Greek painter, who is mentioned in Clement of Alexandria's essay 'Women as Well as Men Capable of Perfection'.
AnaxikratesmAncient Greek Means "powerful master", derived from Greek ἄναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, king" and κράτος (kratos) meaning "power, strength".
AndartafCeltic Mythology Andarta was a goddess worshiped in southern Gaul (in present-day southern France and in Bern, Switzerland). Her name has traditionally been translated as "Great Bear" (from Gaulish artos "bear"), more recent analyses of the name, however, offer the translation "Well-fixed, Staying firm".
AnderazufMedieval Basque Derived from Basque andere "lady". It was popular during the middle ages and has been found in Aquitanian inscriptions as early as the 1st century AD.
AndorásmHungarian Mythology Older form of András. According to tradition, Andorás is a descendant of one of the leaders of the conquering Hungarians, the founder of the Andrássy family in Csíkszentkirály and Krasznahorka.
AndrasmJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend The name of a demon as described in the Lesser Key of Solomon as a creature with the body of an angel and an owl's head who rides a wolf. Andras commands thirty legions of lesser demons and his main purpose is to spread discord and violence amongst mortals.
AndrassmFaroese (Archaic) Variant of Andreas. A well-known bearer of this name is Andrass Samuelsen (1873-1954), prime minister of the Faroe Islands (1948-1950).
AndrautmOccitan Possibly derived from the Germanic name elements and "wrath" and ot "wealth" or walt "power, leader."
AndraymAfrican American, Antillean Creole Variant of Andre. Known bearers of the name include Andray Baptiste (1977-), a Grenadian soccer player, and Andray Blatche (1986-), a retired American-born basketball player who has become a naturalized Filipino citizen.
AndrianampoinimerinamMalagasy (Rare, Archaic), History Andrianampoinimerina (1745–1810) ruled the Kingdom of Imerina from 1787 onwards, initiating the unification of Madagascar after more than seven decades of civil war. Therefore he is regarded as a cultural hero and holds near mythic status among the Merina people, being considered one of the greatest military and political leaders in the history of Madagascar.
AndrzelinafPolish (Modern, Rare) Alternate spelling of Angelina, possibly influenced by incorrect pronunciation of Angelina with a "zh", as seen in the much more common and established name Andrzej... [more]
AneirafWelsh Feminine form of Aneirin, also considered a combination of Welsh an, an intensifying prefix, and eira "snow" (see Eira 1), with the intended meaning of "much snow" or "very snowy"... [more]
AnesidorafGreek Mythology Means "giver of gifts" (or "she who sends forth gifts", "sender-up of gifts") or "spender of gifts" in Greek. This was an epithet (and epiklesis) of the Greek goddesses Demeter, who had a temple under this name at Phlius in Attica, and Gaia; it was also applied to Pandora.
AnfortasmArthurian Cycle, Literature Probably derived from Old French enfertez or enfermetez meaning "infirmity". This was Wolfram's name for the wounded Fisher King in his epic 'Parzifal'.
AngayarkannifHinduism, Tamil (Rare) Means "she who has beautiful fish-like eyes" in Tamil, from அம் (am) meaning "beautiful", கயல் (kayal) meaning "fish", கண் (kan) meaning "eye" and the feminine suffix -இ (-i)... [more]
AngerlarneqfGreenlandic South Greenlandic name meaning "she who has returned home", originally used as a nickname for someone named after a deceased family member, due to ritual name avoidance (taboos in mentioning names of deceased relatives, even when newborns had been named for them).
AnggaramIndonesian Means "Tuesday" (an archaic word) in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit अङ्गार (aṅgāra).
AnggrainifIndonesian Mythology, Javanese, Indonesian Likely derived from Javanese anggara meaning "Tuesday", ultimately from Sanskrit अङ्गार (angara). Alternately it may be from Javanese anggrek meaning "orchid". In Javanese wayang (shadow puppetry), Anggraini is the beautiful wife of the prince Ekalavya.
AngilrammGermanic The meaning and origin of the first element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from angil, but we don't exactly know where angil itself comes from. But there are a few possibilities... [more]
AniarafSwedish (Modern, Rare), Literature, Astronomy From Greek ἀνιαρός (aniarós) meaning "sad, despairing". The name was invented by Swedish author Harry Martinson for the space ship in his poem of science fiction 'Aniara: en revy om människan i tid och rum' published in 1956... [more]